Kilgore JV ties with Center
HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com

HIT IT! - Kilgore's Jose Tapia (above) and his KHS junior varsity teammates tied with Center Tuesday.

Even with the inclement weather coming through, Kilgore High School's junior varsity tennis team managed to get in its scheduled matchups here against Center.

Coach Jason Maroney said the JV Bulldogs sat through a twohour rain delay. Kilgore and Center played to a 10-all tie.

The JV will be back in action Tuesday in Lindale in Lindale's annual Valentine's tournament. The varsity team has been off since beating Center last week, but will play this weekend in a tournament at John Tyler High School in Tyler, and then plays in a tournament in Coppell the weekend of Feb. 15-16.

In boys doubles play against Center for the KHS JV Tuesday, Kilgore won two of the three matchups Chance Grantham and Jose Tapia beat Justin Yeary and Keith Harding, 8-6; Dylan Sanders and Daniel Modisette lost to Will McFarland and Mario Jimenez, 8-2; and Grantham and Tapia beat Wesley Howard and John Singson, 8-4.

Kilgore's girls almost took a sweep in doubles matches. Chelsey Cox and Caitlind Trowbridge beat Cassie Cox and Heather Bailey, 8-3; Linsey Cardoso and Monte Broussard beat Stephanie Schulnick and Haley Greer, 8-3; Shivani Patel and Lynsey Howell beat Carolina Ruiz and Tiffany Ruizo, 8-6; and in a bit of a mixed match, Alison Guthrie and Zonera Javed lost to John Burns and David Bender 9-8 (8-6).

In boys singles play, Grantham beat Yeary, 9-7; Modisette lost to Will McFarland, 8-5; Tapia lost to Keith Harding, 8-5; Sanders lost to Wesley Howard, 8-0, and to Jimenez, 8-0.

In girls singles, Chelsey Cox beat Cassie Cox, 8-1; Trowbridge beat Schulnick, 8-3; Cardoso lost to Haley Greer, 8-5; Patel beat Bailey, 8-2; Broussard lost to Ruiz, 8-5; Howell beat Ruizo, 8-1; Javed lost to David Bender, 8-4; and Guthrie lost to Burns, 6-4 (this match was stopped because Center had to leave, due to the weather).